Football Game Preview: South Forsyth Leaves Home

By Team Reports Aug 27, 2024, 8:01am

Football Preview: South Forsyth War Eagles vs. Riverwood Raiders



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The South Forsyth War Eagles will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Riverwood Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

South Forsyth is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Campbell on Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of the Spartans. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Spartans are ranked 93rd).

Despite the loss, South Forsyth saw an underclassman step up: Oliver Stark picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown. Stark's longest reception was for an incredible 77 yards.

Meanwhile, Riverwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 22-15 to Chattahoochee.

South Forsyth's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Riverwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

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